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aviv_b_artwork) wrote2011-09-19 09:25 am
aviv_b_artwork) wrote2011-09-19 09:25 am
'Gone Fishing' & Other News
I'm leaving town today for a week of white water rafting with my Wild Women friends. There will be twelve of us and it should be a lot of fun.
This year we'll be on the San Juan River starting around Bluff, Utah. I'm flying into Grand Junction and then catching a ride with two friends down to Bluff. I've hiked in this area before, but not rafted, so I'm really looking forward to it. It's going to be rainy and in the high 60s this week in Chicago - mid 80s and sunny in Utah. Yay! And no work. Yay! And no internet/phone/TV. Uh....Yay! It's like detox for me, LOL.
In other news, there's a Memorial for my friend Catherine here in Chicago this week - unfortunately I won't be able to attend. I wanted to let you know that everyone's donations came to just under $200 - so I will be making a paypal donation in that amount this month (thank goodness its a three check month - we get paid every two weeks so twice a year we get an 'extra' check). Thank you so much for all of your donations to her rescue.
Finally, my writing has tapered off a bit. I think MD was a big distraction and I'm hoping to get focused back into TW writing when I return. I've also been working on an outline for an original work of fiction - a mystery based around working in an office. I was going to do something specific to my profession, but I think it would be easier to start with something more general - working title is "I Could Just Kill that Boss." Everyone can relate to that. (And honestly, not related to my own boss, cause he's one of the good ones).
Here's a picture of the river at Bluff I took in '09 on my way to hike Navajo Mountain to Rainbow Bridge.
And here's a map of South Eastern Utah an area I know very well. At the bottom right corner you'll see Bluff Utah - almost at the Arizona border. We'll be rafting from there to Mexican Hat. We'll be floating a lot of the way though there a couple of sections of class III rapids to keep life interesting. Hope to see some interesting wildlife, and rock art and petroglyphs.
This year we'll be on the San Juan River starting around Bluff, Utah. I'm flying into Grand Junction and then catching a ride with two friends down to Bluff. I've hiked in this area before, but not rafted, so I'm really looking forward to it. It's going to be rainy and in the high 60s this week in Chicago - mid 80s and sunny in Utah. Yay! And no work. Yay! And no internet/phone/TV. Uh....Yay! It's like detox for me, LOL.
In other news, there's a Memorial for my friend Catherine here in Chicago this week - unfortunately I won't be able to attend. I wanted to let you know that everyone's donations came to just under $200 - so I will be making a paypal donation in that amount this month (thank goodness its a three check month - we get paid every two weeks so twice a year we get an 'extra' check). Thank you so much for all of your donations to her rescue.
Finally, my writing has tapered off a bit. I think MD was a big distraction and I'm hoping to get focused back into TW writing when I return. I've also been working on an outline for an original work of fiction - a mystery based around working in an office. I was going to do something specific to my profession, but I think it would be easier to start with something more general - working title is "I Could Just Kill that Boss." Everyone can relate to that. (And honestly, not related to my own boss, cause he's one of the good ones).
Here's a picture of the river at Bluff I took in '09 on my way to hike Navajo Mountain to Rainbow Bridge.
And here's a map of South Eastern Utah an area I know very well. At the bottom right corner you'll see Bluff Utah - almost at the Arizona border. We'll be rafting from there to Mexican Hat. We'll be floating a lot of the way though there a couple of sections of class III rapids to keep life interesting. Hope to see some interesting wildlife, and rock art and petroglyphs.
